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Recurrent Bilateral Breast Abscesses after Sternotomy [PDF]

Case Reports in Surgery, 2012
Median sternotomy is the most commonly used incision in cardiothoracic procedures. Development of breast abscess after sternotomy is a very rare situation.
Hamza Cinar, Ali Naki Ulusoy, Emir Fatih Kaya, Gökhan Lap, Kagan Karabulut, Ayfer Kamalı Polat, Gökhan Selcuk Özbalci   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Comparative study between aortic valve replacement through full sternotomy versus mini-sternotomy [PDF]

, 2021
Background: The superiority of minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (AVR) over the standard approach is the subject of ongoing research. The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of AVR through full sternotomy versus mini-sternotomy ...
Sarah Mubarak, Amr Mourad, Faisal, Mostafa Abdel Azim, Ibrahim Rezk, Ahmed, Faisal Amr Mourad, Abdel Azim, Mostafa, Moustafa Gamal, Ahmed Ibrahim Rezk, Gamal, Moustafa, Mubarak, Sarah   +9 more
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European multicentre study on outcome of surgery for sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism

BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020
Some 5861 patients undergoing first‐time surgery for sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism were registered in the Eurocrine® database between 2015 and 2018. The use of intraoperative parathyroid hormone measurement decreased the risk of conversion and persistent hypercalcaemia.
A. Bergenfelz, S. van Slycke, Ö. Makay, L. Brunaud   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Completion pneumonectomy via sternotomy and complete intrathoracic liver migration in metastatic osteosarcoma

, 2023
Pulmonary metastasectomy is the well-accepted surgical management for recurrent osteosarcoma in the lung. A pneumonectomy is seldom performed, even more so via a sternotomy.
Chang, Shantel, Kirk, Frazer, Fuller, Robert, Frazer Kirk, Provenzano, Sylvio, Shantel Chang, Robert Fuller, Sylvio Provenzano   +7 more
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Inferior median sternotomy [PDF]

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 1999
We have read with interest the report of Legarra et al. [1] regarding the use of an inferior median sternotomy incision in patients with a tracheostomy. We have been able to take advantage of their technique’s description to solve a legal problem. A case of death by hanging was considered adequate for multiorgan transplantation including the heart.
J M, Bernal, J M, Rabasa, J A, Sarralde, C, Morales, J M, Revuelta   +4 more
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Long-term outcomes of mini-sternotomy versus conventional sternotomy for aortic valve replacement: a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2023
Objectives Aortic valve replacement (AVR) for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis is one of the most common cardiac surgical procedures with excellent long-term outcomes.
Akowuah, Enoch, Telyuk, Pyotr, Maier, Rebecca, Ogundimu, E., Batty, Jonathan A, Telyuk, P., Akowuah, E., Goodwin, Andrew, Ogundimu, Emmanuel, Hancock, Helen, Owens, W Andrew, Maier, R., Goodwin, A., Hancock, H., Batty, J.A., Owens, W.A.   +15 more
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A sternotomy too far [PDF]

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2009
Median sternotomy has been used for a long time as a standard approach for many cardiothoracic procedures in children. Many complications have been reported to result from this approach with different incidences. Iatrogenic diaphragmatic hernia has not been reported as a definite complication of such approach. This paper presents a case report for a 14-
Khaled, Ashour, Katharine, Jamieson, Kokila, Lakhoo   +2 more
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Patient attitudes to sternotomy and thoracotomy scars

, 2005
Background: There are no data comparing patient attitudes to sternotomy and thoracotomy scars following surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD). Methods: Two hundred and one patients with a scar from CHD surgery (105 sternotomy, 36 thoracotomy, and 60
Hasan A, Crossland DS, Jackson SP, Lyall R, O'Sullivan JJ, Hamilton JRL, Burn J   +6 more
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Carotid artery ligation via sternotomy as a palliative surgery: Case report of advanced intramediastinal malignant soft tissue tumor

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
Under extreme conditions and in palliative settings, shared decision making with the patient is vital; narrative decisions beyond evidence could be considered.
Kohtaro Eguchi, Kenya Kobayashi, Tomonari Takano, Akiko Ito, Azusa Sakai, Atsuo Ikeda, Yoshifumi Matsumoto, Go Omura, Fumihiko Matsumoto, Seiichi Yoshimoto   +9 more
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Comparison of results of aortic valve replacement through median sternotomy and mini sternotomy in overweight patients. [PDF]

, 2017
Background The article provides a comparative analysis of results of aortic valve replacement through median sternotomy and mini sternotomy in overweight patients.
Aliahmed, Hammad Mohammad Ahmad,, Podkopajev, Andrej,, Semėnienė, Palmyra,   +2 more
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